Identifying Project Management Skills in Industry-Driven Capstone Projects
Capstone projects play a vital role in software engineering education, offering students practical experience in addressing real-world challenges while bridging the gap between academia and industry. These projects enable students to develop essential project management skills, including time management, project planning, decision-making, and risk management, which are crucial for navigating the complexities of modern software development. This study explores the development of project management skills among university students participating in software engineering capstone projects. Through a thematic analysis of the learning artifacts provided by student groups, the study identifies the key skills developed during these projects. The qualitative analysis, combining inductive and deductive approaches, reveals how students demonstrated planning, goal setting, and adaptability in response to challenges. While the findings highlight the effectiveness of capstone projects in fostering these competencies, they also identify areas where skill development can be further enhanced. These insights underscore the value of capstone projects in preparing students for the demands of professional software engineering.
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10:30 - 12:30 | Project-based learningSoftware Engineering Education at Sirius Chair(s): Guttorm Sindre Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) | ||
10:30 20mTalk | Analyzing the Communication Patterns of Different Teammate Types in a Software Engineering Course Project Software Engineering Education Yanye Luther Colorado State University, Lindsey Nielsen Colorado State University, Logan Cadman Colorado State University, Marcia Moraes Colorado State University, Sudipto Ghosh Colorado State University, USA, Bianca Trinkenreich Colorado State University | ||
10:50 20mTalk | Enhancing Motivation in Software Engineering Education through Gamified Agile Project-based Learning Software Engineering Education Niklas Meissner Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Paul Bredl University of Stuttgart, Sandro Speth Institute of Software Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Steffen Becker University of Stuttgart | ||
11:10 20mTalk | Analyzing the Role of Emotions on Performance in Hybrid Capstone Projects Software Engineering Education Wardah Naeem Awan Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Lahti, Finland, Iflaah Salman Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Maria Paasivaara LUT University, Finland & Aalto University, Finland, Peter Gloor Massachusetts Institute of Technology SDM | ||
11:30 20mTalk | Decoding Student Rating Behaviors: A Comparative Study of Frequent Self and Peer Assessments in Team Projects Software Engineering Education | ||
11:50 20mTalk | Identifying Project Management Skills in Industry-Driven Capstone Projects Software Engineering Education Eleni Chatzidaki Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Sofia Papavlasopoulou Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Letizia Jaccheri Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Michail Giannakos Norwegian University of Science and Technology | ||
12:10 20mTalk | What do professional software developers need to know to succeed in an age of Artificial Intelligence? Software Engineering Education Matthew Kam Google, Cody Miller Google, Miaoxin Wang Trilyon, Abey Tidwell Google, Irene Lee Education Development Center, Joyce Malyn Smith Education Development Center, Beatriz Perret Boston College, Vikram Tiwari Assembled, Joshua Kenitzer Google, Andrew Macvean Google, Inc., Erin Barrar Google | ||
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